Climate Regulation
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![Aerial view of petrochemical facilities and the Mississippi River]()
![Aerial view of petrochemical facilities and the Mississippi River]()
Green groups sue EPA over decades-old water pollution rules
Technologies to control wastewater contamination have come a long way since the 1980s. Regulations haven’t.
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EPA targets cancer-causing emissions from medical sterilization facilities
Ethylene oxide has long been linked to cancers of the breasts, lymph nodes, and lungs.
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![Cluster of refineries and storage tanks in Cancer Alley, Louisiana]()
![Cluster of refineries and storage tanks in Cancer Alley, Louisiana]()
EPA announces rules curbing cancer-causing pollution from chemical plants
The agency claims the proposed rules will result in a 96% reduction in the population facing cancer risk from 200 polluters.
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![Collage of an older woman with an image of a smokestack placed within the center of her head]()
![Collage of an older woman with an image of a smokestack placed within the center of her head]()
Study: Even a small increase in pollution raises risk for dementia
Research from Harvard suggests that governments need to revamp air quality rules.
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![Protesters chanting and holding signs]()
![Protesters chanting and holding signs]()
California regulator fines manufacturer for knowingly exposing workers to toxic chemical
Parter Medical Products was fined more than $800,000 for exposing its workers to dangerously high levels of the carcinogen ethylene oxide.
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How the natural gas industry cozies up to utility regulators
Sponsorships, stacked panels, dance parties: Inside utilities' campaign to convince regulators of the bright future for natural gas.
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![An American flag hangs from an oil refinery]()
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The IPCC says we need to phase down fossil fuels, fast. Here’s how the US could do it.
A new report lists 10 policies to constrain polluting infrastructure and achieve key climate goals.
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![Denka facility]()
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In a first, EPA seeks emergency action to curb a plant’s cancer risk
The Denka facility releases thousands of pounds of carcinogens into the air of a predominantly Black Louisiana town every year.
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![Emissions from a coal-fired power plant blow into the distance]()
![Emissions from a coal-fired power plant blow into the distance]()
To protect downwind states from smog, EPA cracks down on coal power pollution
The new “Good Neighbor” plan will halve nitrogen oxide emissions from power plants by 2027.
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![Trash burns at a dump site]()
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Rich countries export twice as much plastic waste to the developing world as previously thought
Current estimates only cover “the tip of the plastic waste iceberg.”
